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From the floors in our homes to the furniture we use every day, timber is a material we find in everything we use. But behind every wooden product is a forest, and knowing exactly where that timber ...
ZSL has renewed its longstanding partnership with University College London (UCL), through a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), reinforcing their united commitment to drive innovation in ...
Scientists have outlined the steps world leaders must take to save the world’s most threatened animals and plants from extinction. In the first ever assessment of its kind for all 10,443 species ...
Previous estimates for declines of Critically Endangered angelsharks in Wales may have been overestimated, suggests our most recent ZSL-led study, identifying how changes to fishing practices have ...
Our wildlife vets have given nine rare hazel dormice the all-clear, ahead of the tiny rodent’s release into the wild next month. The dormice – including three born at Whipsnade Zoo - each received a ...
Our archivists have been trawling through storage rooms to dig out artefacts to mark 200 years since Sir Stamford Raffles founded the organisation but among books and old uniforms, the staff ...
Across Nepal, our teams are working to bring vulnerable species back from the brink—and behind every conservation success are passionate people making it happen. "When I was posted at a field office ...
Sihek – an endangered bird recently returned to the wild – have laid eggs on their new Pacific island home for the first time, making them the first wild eggs for the species in almost 40 years. Nine ...
One of the world's most famous waterways is about to get a huge transformation - as part of a multi-million dollar project. Coastal habitats along the Greater Thames Estuary, the life source of ...
The palm oil sector has made significant advances in commitments to zero deforestation but evidence of implementation is widely lacking, reveals our latest assessment. Published today, this year’s ZSL ...
These findings, from the latest Living Planet Index by our Institute of Zoology – the most comprehensive measure of vertebrate population trends across the globe. The Living Planet Index informs WWF’s ...
Our herpetologists have described a new amphibian species for the first time – after making the surprise discovery while searching for a different animal. The newly-described Mount Po Ma Lung toothed ...